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The St. John's Daily Star Our Average Daily Circulation. September 9181 ISttW found \mtl4 THE WE AIHER Probs--Ve& to North West WM s THE WE A 7 HER /Vofo--West to North West Winds VOL. VI (PRICE: One Cent.) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1920. ($3.00 per Annum.) No. 274 ■ i DR. JONES MAKES REPLY TO LINDSAY CRAWFORD Address on Irish Question at Llewellyn Club Last Night Was Well Attend cd—England's Policy in Ireland is Defended by Speakers - ■ __■-_ ..I .1-1 ■-_■ _»-) ■II _■!!■_■ ___ APPEAL FOR AN UNIT ED EMPIRE MADE TO LARGE AND ENT HUSIASTIC AUDIENCE THERE was a large gathering of members of the Llewellyn Club and their friends last evening at the Canon Wood Hall notwithstanding the heavy rain, and those who were present heard two very interesting addresses on the Irish question. Mr. Llewellyn Colley acted as chairman of the meeting and introduced Mr. C. E. Hunt, who in a short address dealt with the mailer from the standpoint of one who was a colonial and whose sentiments were English. Mr. Hunt took the position that the majority of the people in this colony had no first-hand knowledge of conditions in Ireland and their opinions were based almost entirely upon sentiment. The great majority were loyal to the British flag and any movement that in their opinion aimed at the security of the empire met with their strong disapproval. He held that those who lived in Newfoundland under British laws and enjoyed full freedom should respect the fle g and be loyal to the form of government for which it stood. We believed that our safety was based on the preservation of the empire of which England was the corner-stone and, therefore, we could not agree with any movement that in any way tended to make England's position less secure. He favored home rule for Ireland provided that it was within the empire and consistent with England's safety and hoped that the present bloodshed in Ireland would soon end in such a measure being granted as would give Ireland selfgovernment without impairing England's security. Dr. Jones Speaks The chairman then called upon Rev. Dr. Jones, who started in operi! ing his address that in his opinion Mr. Hunt had put in concise form i the views of the great majority of I the people of the colony, for all felt ;' sympathy for Ireland in the agony in which that country was at the present time, and desired her to have a solution to her difficulties that would bring peace To her people • without endangering the safety of the empire. Dr. Jones stated that recently he had given an.address in this hall .on the Irish question and that in his speech at the Majestic Hall Mr. Lindsay Crawford had made some statements in connection tlrerewilh that he desired to answer. He had. not been present at the meeting feut he had head the newspaper reports of Mr. Crawford's speech and had made every effort to obtain a correct account of what he had said. He had the- greatest possible desire not to misquote him in any way but he felt that many statements made by Mr. Crawford were incorrect and that he should particularly correct some assertions .made by him concerning Dr. Jones' former address with which Mr. Crawford appeared to have dealt at some length. Had Been in Ireland He wished in the first place <a,^. state that he had been in Ireland for | some ten days and not for twenty| four hours only, as Mr. Crawford i had stated. While there he attended ! a convention to which had come men from all parts of Ireland and with' many of them and others he had had an opportunity of discussing facts and of learning the views of the IRISH JEER BARRICADED TOMMIES thiblin—The life of a British Tommy in Ireland is anything but a happy one. The picture shows British troops guarding a barricade against a rush by Sinn Feiners an d sympathizers. The crowd is jeering and shouting at the soldiers. ■ i T ■ ■..■■■» —— OBJECTION SUSTAINED Canatli Wiffir Conientfon Before League of Nations —Had to Do With Raw Materials. WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY CHANGES tiOW gENEVA, Pec 2—The opposition <$ Sir George Foster, o{ Canada, finally succeeded in modifying, the resolution presented to the of the League of "Nations providing for an economic commission ito study means of preveating monopolies iaf raw material and a measure;to insure control of their distribution throughout the world. ..._.„.„ The resolution as passed is taken to mean* ihat'-tfie commksion wiJl' continue investigating the question of raw materials without prejudicing final acttpn upon any recommendation it may make. Amendments Rejected Geneva, Dec. 2—A resolution rejecting consideration of amdmmetfts to the league covenant at this session and providing for a committee to study the changes., be fore the meeting of the next assembly was passed by the assembly of the league at today's sessions with but one vote. BADLY TREATED BY BOLSfiEVIKI Terrible Experiences of Britons in Russia London, Dec. 3—British naval men who were prisoners at Baku, arrived at Portsmouth this morning. The party was: consisted of -five officers and twenty-five petty officers and seamen. They tell c striking stories of tlleir iH-treatmettt at the hands of the Bolsheviks, who confined them twelve months in a cell without any proper accommodation. There Was no medical attendance and the only doctor they had was one of. their own number, a sick berth attendant, whose only surgical instrument was the blade of a safety jazor. Irish Inspector's Life Threatened, Resigns in i ii ii-Vin— Belfast, Dec. 2—County Inspector Munsell, Royal Irish Constabuary, who was a witness' at the trial MacSwiney, and has been the recipient of threatening letters even since, has resigned. Liberali Win Victory ]%r Narrow Majority Vancouver, Dec. 2—Election results give twenty-four Liberals, teen Conservatives, and eight seats to Independents and Labor. *,— » «» » ■— eft Nippers Harbor 4.40 GIVEN BIG SALVAGE € aft?' West&h Comet Awarded $11,000 for Towing in Schooner Nordica. HALF OF AWARD GOES TO THE CREW BOSTON, Dec. 2—The United States shipping boiard steamer Western Comet was awarded-eleven thousand dollars in the federal district court today for the salvaging of the schooner Nordica on November 21. Tne crew -is entitled lo one half of the award. The Western Comet sighted the Grand Banks adrift. A rescue crew sent af?oard found' the schooner in good "condition hut deserted; She was taken in tow andbrought here. ■ '. .. ■'.- » . .• . IMPORTANT PROBLEMS Conference of Premiers .toj Discuss International at Meeting in British Capital.GREECE TOO MAY SEND MINISTER! - i lONDON, Dec. 3—Pending the ar- j rival of Count Sforza, Italy's rep J resentative, the meeting of the British i and French Premiers with their res-( pective ministers discussed, fm6re or j ; Jess■' informally, yestefiflay the various-problems confrouting, them with b view to arriving at the precise points. appeaj to have been mentioned' There, was a ten-; Jency, says the Times, to postpone a definite consideration of the ques | tions under debate until Sforza's ar | rival on Monday. The second meet- ; ing of the conference is, however, being held this afternoon. It is believed one of the questions' on the Agenda is that of the northern frontier of Palestine and of J the attitude of the Allies towards j /Zionism in general. Russian trade questions arc also I } expected to come under review. The Morning Post says it is un\ derstood there is some probability that a. .representative of the Greek government may be invited to attend p»ior to the break us> of conference, seeing that Greece is intimately con-; cerned in some, at least, 6f the ques | tions on which it is hoped to reach * an international agreement. i A' the meeting of St. Bon's Old Boys Association will be held on Sun dey next to make arrangements for 5 unveili jof the wai memorial tablet presented by Sir M.P. Cashin. WARNING TO GREECE -Greeks of Consequences; of Eestoring Constantlye to Throne. WOULD BE TAKEN AS HOSTILE ACT £ONDON, Dec. 2—The allied premiers in conference today agreed to send a note to. the Greek-, government declaring that the restoration of Constantine to the throne ai Greece woukt be regarded as ratificalicn by tnat country of Constantine's hostile act and would create a new and unfavorable situation it the relations between Greece and the allies. FIVE .1)0. IN FIRE Iff NEW YORK CITY m Casualties Occur When Apartment House Burns New York, Dec. 2—Marie Lesj comb, a young motion "picture actress, and .four , unidentified persons were burned to death in a fire j which swept through an apartment hhguse at. Twenty-nine West Fifty- Seventh Street this morning. Chinese Troops Mutiny - At Ichang and Burn City • ■ * Shanghai, Dec. 2—-British and 'United States gunboats are hurrying lo Ichang in, the .province, of Huich where mutinous Chinese ■ troops have burned and looted a i portion of the city. Want All Immigration Stopped for Two Years ■-■ .... • 1 Washington, Dec. 2—All immigration would be suspended for; two years by a bill submitted to the House Immigration Committee today by its chairman representative, Albert Johnson, Washington. Condition Unimproved. ' Doom, Dec. 2—There is little ' change in the condition of the former Empress of Germany this toorn'mg. Rumors of her death are! unfounded, according to the Asso-j ciated Pres*. Death Report Exaggerated. i London. Dec. .2—Reports that ' Baron Desborough had died sudden-1 iy at Birmingham last night and ' j published by The Times, proved inj correct/ It is authoritatively stated he is in the best of health. —»-• Schr. Union Jack wrwdh put in here I Few c on-1 di'ion whi the way from Little Bay Is!a to Gibraltar has had rej pairs effected and is ready to resume vpyage. HOPE FOR EARLY RETURN OF PEACE TO IRISH NATION Startling Discoveries Made by Police in Search of Houses of Leaders of the Sinn Fein. MANY FOREIGNERS ARE IMPLICATED Declaration Made That Republican Funds Were Used for Payment of i Murderers. Signs Manifest That Peo- j pie Are Tired of Regime of Terror Started By Extremists. DUBLIN COUNTY MOTION PEACEFUL Hope Expressed That Month's Truce Will Be Granted to Carry On Negotiations.£ONDON, Dec. 3—lt appear that the systematic search j made in Dublin yesterday at thei houses of prominent Sinn Fein leaders was the outcome of an attempt of (the authorities to discover the sources of the funds of the republican army. It is known that among other methods of employing the funds of the Irish Republican Army they were used to pay one hundred pounds per head for murdered victims. Hitherto the Dail Eireann (the Sinn Fein Parliament) of which Arthur Griffiths was 'the acting head, has been regarded as disassociated from the aotivilies of i the extremists, but an examination of the papers of prominent Dail Eireann leaders was decided upon in view of certain rumors in order to-verify this belief. Mr. Griffiths and others were naturally detained! pending the results of ihe examination of the* documents found. Deserting Sinn Fein. As to the general Irish situation, there is a growing alienation of the Irish people from the extremist councils to which they have listened with disastrous results during the past two years. This is shown in several ways, one of the most striking being the decision of "the Galway county council to sever its connection with the Dail Eireann and to revert to its allegiance to the legally constituted authorities of the realm. This action oa the part of a leading and representative body of a county council, so strongly national, can hardly fail to have an important effect on public opinion throughout the South of Ireland. More Raids Made. In continuance of the London i notice campaign against the Sinn ! Fein organization, more raids were made today, resulting in the arrest of two men and the seizure of i documents. The police also con! tinued their activities against the j Sinn Fein in Liverpool. i At a military inquiry held at Macroom into the death of sixteen victims of the Sinn Fein ambush, ! medical evidence showed the wounds were inflicted by'bombs and exploj sive bullets. In on« case severe j wounds were inflicted after death. As result of the police raids, : made on Sinn Fein quarters in Loni don, important information has come into the hands' of the authorities. It !is nowfbelieved that those responsible for checking the designs of Sinn ' Fein in this country have obtained a fairly complete idea of the plots directed against prominent person?, public buildings and certain, big undertakings. The authorities are confident they can deal effectively with any of these .plots and that they can arrest those concerned. . London is too hostile to S'nn Fein [terrorism for the conspirators to be i able to conceal themselves long. Foreigners Implicated An examination of the documents seized by the authorities has revealed, it is stated, a nuaaber of surprising letters from citizens of foreign states who, however, are outside the jurisdiction of this country. Meanwhile, evidence is inceasing I that the same elements of the Sinn !Fcin are asserting themselves. The latest developments in this direction is the resolution which Alderman Beattie will move next Monday in the corporation of Dublin, which is entirely Sin* Fein. This resolution, which a few weeks ago, no member would have thought of moving, urges "all men of good will throughout Ire land to call a month's truce when all rioting and murder shall cease and \o summon a coif all paries to enquire into the'whole matter of reconciliation." "he Freeman's Journal and the j Irish Independent, the most prominent organs of the Sinn Fein cause, j are both voicing a desire for peace. The idea that the Chrisfcnas season shall see a truce in Ireland, which might lead to arrangements for a per mament peace, is being promoted earnestly in England, loyd (George himself has repeatedly made it clear that he is just as anxious to see Ireland pacified as to see Ireland brought to justice. He has been dctp .1 "■ — :-'• ... ~ '""" ly touched by the orgy of crime and outrage in Ireland, and would welcome any-jgospect of bringing about a truce. Premier Questioned The Prem'er was asked in the House of Commons today whether, 'in view of the approach of Christ- I mas, he was working to secure that I object. The Evening Standard I learns that special efforts are actual— jly being made to this end. The dim ' i cully the government, j however, is that of finding a spokes'jman for the Sinn Fein extremists. The Sinn Fein has been respOn- I sible for no fewer than five thousand J two hundred and seventy-three crimes and outrages from January Ist, 1920, to November 27 of this year, according to an official return issued' by the Irish office. The follow ing striking figures are included: Policemen killed", one hudfred and fifty one; policemen wounded, two hundred and thirty; soldiers killec,, forty-seven. Proposed Conference > The political correspondent of-the S\aT "newspaper- interest Has" Keen aro-jsed in political circles I by the news that one of the seventeen Sinn Fein members of British I parliament hss been chosen for the i peace conference. R. Sweetman, SIX IRISH ARRESTED Taken Into Custody by Glasgow Police — Large Stores of Explosives in Their Possession. AMERICA WON'T • MAKE OBJECTION gLASGOW, Dec. 2—The police ] arorested six persons of Irish nationalty here today, including three women, on charges of conspiracy. It is stated gegKnite, gunpowder, gun cotton, detonators, hand grenades, revolvers and cartridges as well as Sinn Fein literature were found in their homes. Drapery Store Destroyed Fermoy, Ireland, Dec. 2—A drapery store was burned to the ground J yesterday, allegedly by uniformed men. The proprietor was thrown ■ into the river and is in a critical coni dition. U. S. Won* Interfere Cork, Dec. 2—United States con- I sular authorities will nol interfere in i the case of Richard Murphy, citizen of the United States who was arrestied on arrival'at. Belfast from New |IYork, on a charge df bringing se, ditious literature with hirri. • (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 11) Signs of Settlement in Ireland More Promising Mr. Coaker's Address Opening F.P.U. Convention ' , —SEE PAGES THREE AHD EIGHT [encourage home I INDUSTRY! 19*, i I ' ||j WE agree entirely with the senti- ",'■ i ment of the N.I.W.A. when they re- : iii *' I quested all "Union Men and their famil- ; : ■■1* i - ' j ies to purchase HOME MADE GOODS I so as to keep our people employed. We !a ii i '' • i r ■ j have been for some time past and still ; j are acting on THIS PRINCIPAL, hay- i j j ing laid in a large stock of _ j \HOME MADE BOOTS I AND SHOES it „ v I I 1 I * ■ ' ' __■■____■mm___■__■mmm__■__■■m■■m MEN'S and BOYS' l ! 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